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Craig H. Larson, Ed.D.

Craig H. Larson, Ed.D.

Craig H. Larson, Ed.D., of Manchester, is an educational search consultant for Missouri for School Exec-Connect, an educational leadership consulting firm. He retired in 2010 after serving seven years as Rockwood School District superintendent. He served two terms as board chair.

Larson also served three years as assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in the Clayton School District. He also was employed by the Parkway School District for 27 years, including five years as area superintendent and 11 years as principal at Parkway South High School. Larson is an adjunct instructor at Maryville University.

Larson was named chair of the board for the West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce in January 2011. He has been named St. Louis High School Principal of the Year, and in 2009 was named the Communications Leadership Superintendent of the Year by the American Association of School Administrators and the National School Public Relations Association. Larson is a member the Board of Directors of the West County Chamber of Commerce and St. Louis Boy Scouts. Larson currently serves as an associate member of the Public Policy Committee of the Association of Community College Trustees.

His doctorate in education is from Saint Louis University. His master’s degree in curriculum and instruction, and his bachelor’s degree in education, are from the University of Kansas.